Effects of culture parameters on ddt (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane) biodegradation by phanerochaete chrysosporium

Technical Report · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6291871

Fernando, T; Aust, S D; Bumpus, J A

The lignin degrading system of the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium is able to degrade a wide variety of structurally diverse organopollutants to carbon dioxide. Current research is focused on ways to increase or optimize rates of biodegradation in order to apply this technology in practical waste treatment systems using (14)C-DDT as a model organopollutant.

• Research Organization: Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6291871
• Report Number(s): PB-93-191567/XAB; CNN: EPA-R-813369; EPA-R-814162
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
550500 -- Metabolism
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AROMATICS
BIODEGRADATION
CARBOHYDRATES
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CULTURE MEDIA
DDT
DECOMPOSITION
EUMYCOTA
FUNGI
INSECTICIDES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LIGNIN
MANAGEMENT
OPTIMIZATION
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
PH VALUE
PHANEROCHAETE
PLANTS
POLYSACCHARIDES
PROCESSING
SACCHARIDES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING